 Thanks for checking out this movie review video. This is for my bloody Valentine, which is a 1981 film Yes, this is the original we're talking about not the 2009 remake Which was done in theaters in 3d and I will confess this is the first time I've seen the original my bloody Valentine I'm recording like right after I watched it. Do you have proper attire though for my bloody Valentine per Courtesy of Fright Crate. Well, I actually purchased it's not courtesy, but it was in a Fright Crate Designed by Max Cave who does a really good job of these shirts. Anyway So I am confessing I saw the 2009 theatrical 3d release when it originally came out So obviously that was well before I ended up seeing the original my bloody Valentine from what I can remember This is way better than the remake Although I will say there's one moment of the remake that really sticks out in my mind and there it was when someone was like swinging a shotgun on screen and It the 3d worked really well in that moment because it looked like the barrel was coming like right at your face So there was some good 3d in that to be honest, but the the film was you know Anyway spoilers ahead if you if you're watching this and you have not seen it yet I would say stop go watch the movie then you can come back. I will say it is I Think this should be considered required watching material for people who are really into slasher films, especially 80s slasher films It's totally 80s. Well, it actually kind of feels like it's like it straddles that line since it's in 1981 between the 70s and the 80s at least looks wise and like some of the cars and stuff like that but Should be required viewing for anyone who's into slasher's especially 80 slasher's like I said, it's it's The kills in particular, which I will be talking about a good amount are what really make this Especially now because it still holds up in my opinion because of the kills So this was directed by George mahalka who has more credits on IMDB than just my bloody Valentine But it's nothing really that I recognize or you know, maybe you do you put some comments down there and say Oh, no, I totally recognize him from doing this go ahead and say that But I don't recognize anything in particular Originally the film was called the secret That was the title they were working with but they ended up changing it to my bloody Valentine Because at the time when it was gonna be coming out is when there was this kind of like mini surge in popularity of these holiday slasher films So they were like, hey, you know, this is a thing right now Let's cash in on it because it happened to be happening during Valentine's day So they were just like well, let's just change it to cash in on this right now and The secret became my bloody Valentine Which I think my bloody Valentine is definitely a much better title than the secret the secret sounds like that stupid book Which I'm sure wasn't around at that point. What is that? It's like does that like a self-help book? I think it's like how to get everything you want. There's a secret for that. I don't know. That's just the impression I got from it. Anyway This film was actually not super popular when it originally came out. Obviously now it's kind of a cult classic It ended up losing three point four million dollars at the box office So between what we what the budget was versus what it made at the box office. They lost three point four million dollars So that is probably why we didn't get a sequel which obviously they set this up in the end Quite well in my opinion for a sequel and I really wish there was a sequel It would be really nice if somebody would write a script for a sequel and see if someone will produce that shutter Maybe I don't know just throw it out there nine originally nine minutes of this film were cut out by the MPAA because of extreme violence and gore and From what I was reading only three minutes of those have been Restored to the film So I don't know why it has to do with like who owns it and what they were willing to put back in So I want to see those other six minutes. I would love to see those other six minutes So when I was watching this I was watching it through Netflix because I use their DVD service Because that's how you get the really old stuff. I'm telling you people they have they have a good older horror DVD selection to be honest So I was doing it through that and so the particular DVD I had had a choice of theatrical release versus extended cut with the three extra minutes So I obviously chose the extended cut because I'm always gonna go that way because it's more what the director wanted What the film was supposed to be? Okay, so the mine that was actually used for this kind of a funny thing it ended up getting cleaned up So they made a deal with the the owners of the mine and then they were like oh these people are gonna be coming to film So they took it upon themselves to clean up the mine Which the crew shows up and they're like That's not what we wanted what we actually wanted was for it to just be dirty and gritty because that's the aesthetic We're going for it when we're shooting in the mine. So they had to spend $30,000 Dirtying it back up and also like painting some of it to make it look dirtier So so because someone cleaned up the mine it cost them extra money, which sucks, but I thought that was interesting They also said that it was very very hard to do a lot of the filming in the mine Just because and they actually shot a decent amount of film in the mine in my opinion but it was hard to do for a few reasons one of the main reasons was that the The elevator that they had to go up and down the mine shaft to like to get down there in the actual mines was It wasn't like super large So they couldn't fit a lot of people and equipment on it at once So they were they said that it took about an hour to get all the cast and crew down in the mine And I assume it would take another hour to get them all out So that makes for some long days in which you can't do as much filming as you would assume So that sucks the other thing that sucked is that because of methane levels in the mine that they needed to be very cognizant of Because nobody wants to blow up They they were limited on how many bulbs they could use for their lighting. So the lighting is actually limited They probably would have gone more so you could have seen things a lot better when they're shooting in the mine But for safety purposes, they can't which obviously is very understandable because no one wants to die. So that just goes back to Shooting this film was actually dangerous. Like they were legitimately in a mine in a mine shooting and they were methane concerns, so That's dangerous in retrospect, you know nowadays. They probably would just be like no you're building the mine on a sound stage That's what you're doing because it's safer less liability Um, yeah, okay So the gas mask mining outfits look appropriately cool and creepy is the first thing I wrote about Actually getting into the movie. I think that look is really good for a killer The other thing is the kind of like breathing through the gas mask that happens that they A lot of times would have on screen when when it's kind of the killer POV Looking at some person who's going about to be a victim that works really well because it's creepy it helps to like build tension It's yeah, it lets you know that something's coming and it just it kind of makes the killer seem like more dangerous somehow like kind of insane because they're like heavy breathing like oh This is gonna be so good. You know what I mean? It's like it's almost sexual in a way which speaking of that the the the weird sexuality in the beginning of this movie where The the person in the with the killer who I we all know it's if you're watching this far It's all spoilers now. So just know that but Axel when Axel is in the suit We we know after watching the film so Axel is with this woman and they're getting hot and heavy And he keeps the suit on and she's like Sexually like caressing the tube for the breathing apparatus for the gas mask and it's like This creepy weird sexuality that's happening and then he penetrates her But not in the way that they were originally thinking would happen It's with the pickaxe through her back because he had thrown it into the wall and then he like jams her into the wall So it goes through her Which is a good way to start the film because it's it's immediately setting up People are getting killed. Here's your bad guy like immediately. This is the dude to look for he's the problem. There's your bad guy Granted there's like this whole mythology behind it with Harry Warden and then obviously we find out You know, it's not it's not actually Harry Warden, but it ends up being Axel because of His dad was killed by Harry Warden and somehow that means he then identifies with Harry Warden And then wants to go in on this killing spree because it's like they're gonna have this Valentine's Day celebration for the first time ever and since it's on the day that his dad was murdered It like brings up all these memories and he's just like, oh no now I'm going crazy. I'm gonna kill everyone So from that aspect, it doesn't like the story doesn't work that well from that aspect But if you just view it as like a straight-up fun slasher with really good kills, it works extremely well Although I will say back in 1981. There wasn't as much Available and and viewed in the horror pantheon. So a Storyline like was in my bloody Valentine probably would have had people like oh wow, that's I didn't see that coming That's very original and cool. So When you're watching these you kind of have to keep that in mind what it was like when they were released So there you go Oh The other thing I wanted to say about that like weird sexual Situation in the beginning is why would they be going down in the mind to get freaky like don't you have a bedroom? You know like I don't know or did you just not want the people you live with to hear you banging through the wall? I don't know. It's weird. That doesn't make sense. But you know, it's a slasher Doesn't have to make sense I guess so there's plenty of quirky comedic moments in this film Which I actually really appreciate It's one of those things I talked about it in reviews before it's it's a it's a Tough dance to to execute between comedy and keeping the horror going and not taking too much from the actual Story or the horror of it and they did a pretty good job with the amounts of you know comedy they had Then I wrote down is that the poor man's Wilfred Brimley because there's a dude in this with like the those Circular spectacles who has like that big mustache and I and he's kind of like a little bit portly He looks like a young Wilfred Brimley. Is anyone feeling me on that put in the comments young Wilfred Brimley. Yes, I think so The mayor's response to the heart in the box This is the first heart in the chocolate box that he gets his response was more of like Like I got to do some work or I got to cover this up or there's something wrong It wasn't just like oh my god. It was totally this response. It's inappropriate. I'm just like You know what I mean? I was just like that's that's not the right response here It's like this guy's been dealing with this for a long time or something So you've got your typical harbinger of bad things in this who's just like yelling out to everyone pretty early on This place is cursed everyone's gonna die and then he tells the whole backstory of Harry Warden Which I think it is also a good way to kind of further things It's it's a fun way to get the full story the full backstory of Harry Warden out there because it's like this Wacky bar owner who like I said is like the harbinger of bad things to come who he's just like Let me tell you how you're all gonna die and obviously no one listens to him because otherwise it wouldn't be a slasher film We never want him to listen to him. Otherwise the movie would just be over They create a very realistic hard work and play kind of duality within this that feels real for like a blue collar Situation obviously this is supposed to be a blue collar town because their economy is just based around the coal mining there, so they did a good job of making that come to life and making it seem realistic and Obviously these purple these purple these people work very hard and then you also see them play very hard Drinking hanging out joking around shooting pool having lots of sex or at least trying to have a lot of sex I already talked about gas mask breathing. Oh So the first like big kill of this the the woman whose heart ends up in the in the first chocolate box So I was a little let down that you didn't see the kill But then I was like okay now. I'm good because when they show When they find her body and it's like in the dryer like you are the mayor I think it's the mayor of the sheriff like opens the dryer and the body like partially falls out But it's still like tumbling that was pretty gross and like nasty and I was just like wow that It's a good payoff for not having actually seen the kill happen. I felt cheated at first But then the payoff was awesome. I like the idea of the upside down hearts to actually If people didn't notice I'm sure you did where they just kind of will He the killer would turn these like paper hearts upside down on where the dead body was I thought that was just kind of a cool little touch to the film The pickaxe kill with the eyeball popping out crazy impressive I actually already knew about this because you know, it's from 1981 So you're gonna know at least a little bit about it when you talk to people who are into horror and so I had actually Heard about that kind of eyeball popping out where like the pickaxe goes You know in the back of the head and and it comes out and the eyeball sticking off the end of the pickaxe It comes out of the eyeball extremely impressive that kill it looks amazing I understand why I've already heard about it because it's extremely well done And I think in general the kills in this had really really good payoff and they were very creative I mean, I think they even hold up today to be honest like they were unique then and it tells you that They put a lot into the thought of it and the execution was very good, too Do I love the moment the fight is broken up. Okay, this is this like okay I was watching when the fight happens between the two guys who are fighting over the woman I'm sorry. I don't remember all the names because I don't pay attention to that so much so the two dudes were fighting and they They were well one of them was axle, but the two dudes were fighting and then they the guy The poor man's sorry poor man's will for brimley breaks up the fight and the one guy like rips away from it And he's he's going towards the door. He grabs a beer Like opens it with so much vigor like I've never seen someone snap open a beer like that beer goes flying And he immediately like twists like twirls around and goes outside It was like the coolest ending to a fight being broken up I've ever seen it was just like such it was kind of badass But it was also kind of funny at the same time and when it initially happened like I was watching and I was like, wait Wait, did I just see what I thought I saw and I backed it up and then I watched it again I was like, yeah, and then I backed up again and made my wife watch it I was like, have you ever seen anything like this? She was kind of just like, okay, that's cool I guess and I was just like, no, it's cool. It's definitely cool Unique filming locations. That's one of the things that it becomes very Apparent with this is when you can find a unique filming location like they obviously did with this mine It sets the film apart even if it's You know going along with a lot of the tropes of a typical subgenre of horror and With obviously with my Billy Valentine the mine is really cool. It's very interesting No one else was really doing that. So when you give people a new environment to kind of take in with their eyes it not only Gives people a cool setting to look at while things are going on But it also opens up more possibilities for what you can do on the set You know, I was talking about how things were extremely limited because of where they were shooting in the mine but as far as like how the kills happen and Wretching up tension and where you go and what you end up seeing it opens up New opportunities that not a lot of other films have So I really like that The boiled heart kill was super good That was another one where like they boiled his he boiled his face in the hot dog water And that wasn't that impressive but then the touch of after the fact Them finding the boiled heart in there That's that next step that I was talking about that it tells you like they really sat there and thought about it And we're just like how can we take this to the next level and it was good And then on top of that his head was in the freezer to so it was like man The sprinkler mouth was really funny. This is another kill And that's the thing like you just got to talk about the kills with this movie like that's the main awesome thing about it So the sprinkler kill where he you had some water running through a pipe And he picks the woman up and he like slams her head through it and it comes out her mouth It's another one where like that just happens then but you don't see the water coming out And then when her body's found there's just like water coming out That's why I call it like the sprinkler mouth because it's kind of like you could take a shower under her just saying So it occurred to me that the mayor was really trying to keep this hysteria From happening around the killer being there because obviously he knows immediately in this in this film And so he's trying to keep it under wraps He's like very much hush hush like not telling anyone what's going on because they don't want people to like freak out But it ends up being a problem in the end because if people had known they would probably be a lot more careful The kids wouldn't have been setting up their own Valentine's Day party going to party and have sex in the mines where it made them extremely vulnerable Obviously and people wouldn't have gotten killed, but I think it's not too far-fetched that he would try and keep it under wraps because That's a hard situation to know because people going into a hysteria can sometimes be even worse Then if you let them know what's going on so they can be cautious because then some people go pretty nuts And they'll I don't know just be so on edge that they end up killing innocent people and they're I don't know Because you know it's a situation where people can can be very very edgy or I'm not edgy on edge Is what I want to say, you know if they have guns at their house someone's creeping outside just walking by and they're like Wait, what was that and then shoot him? So just saying that I understand the mayor's situation of This is a tough decision and he decides to kind of keep it from everyone try to deal with them Self, but it didn't work in the end obviously So there was this really amazing shot in this film The the moment where the sheriff is going to the mine when everyone's getting killed and he's responding to the situation there and he goes up to the mouth of the mine where the elevator comes up and down and The shot is far enough back and you just see like his silhouette Against the light coming up from the bottom of the mine and all this like steam coming up within the light And just like his silhouette there Outstanding shot that that camerawork is really good in that that shot like sticks with me. It looked so good oh Now when the hanging body falls when they're in the mine and there some of the people are trying to get out and They're going up the up the ladder First of all the woman who yells at the at the other woman who's in the front Going up the ladder and she's just like I don't know if I can and she's like there's nowhere else to go Like it felt very realistic It was just like shut up and move which you don't get sometimes in these types of films So I appreciated that touch But when the body falls down then next to him that was like hanging a lot of movies What they would have done is just left the body hanging for effect And then people can like stare at the body and you can see it on camera a little bit just dangling there But what they do in this once again It's that next step that I really appreciate the head pops off Because what would happen in that instance if it's falling enough and there's enough force It would pop the head right off and then the rest of the body just falls right down So it's that that next that little extra that sets this film apart. I feel like Decent twist in the end with Axel being the killer like I said it probably played a lot better in 1981 So you have to kind of consider that it doesn't play that well now to be honest But you know, it's fine But I really did like the end when Axel's trapped under there as arms caught and you see him just like with a knife sawing his arm off So he can get away like it gives you that extra touch of Crazy where you're just like this guy just he's not going down like he is gonna kill again And that's what that's what it gives you the idea is gonna happen that they obviously set it up very well for a sequel Where he's running away and yelling basically making it known that he's gonna kill more people and just that moment of like seeing him Running off with just one arm way into the depths of the mind and then you see his light just kind of like going away Great stuff. It's it's a really good setup in my opinion. It's a really good setup for a First sequel, but it obviously didn't happen Unfortunately because people didn't support it in the theater and that's a thing that it's a thing then and it's a thing now if you really want sequels to films if you want to support films seeing them in the theater is the way to make that happen because that's how a lot of Decisions get made is did that film do well at the box office? And if so then yes, we can talk about a sequel if not, then it's not even a consideration So just know that so I really enjoyed watching this movie It's not perfect obviously there are you know, there are things that don't age well and things that do age well and all that So Really enjoyed watching it. So I'm gonna have to rate this Two ways I think so as an overall film in the in the entire pantheon of all film I would rate it on a five-star five-star scale with half stars in play. I'm gonna go with a Three and a half I would have to say probably no Three I'm sorry. It would be a three against all film I would have to go out of three, but if you're just rating it with other slasher's basically I'm gonna get a four I think it's really up there I'm between like a four and a four and a half for with other slasher's I know a lot of people say this it is a very underappreciated slasher film and I after finally seeing it I 100% agree. It's very underappreciated. So that's why I said in the beginning if you're a huge slasher fan This is a must for you But thank you everyone for checking this out. If you appreciate this review or any review or any of my unboxings or anything I do hit that subscribe. I really appreciate it takes you literally a second totally painless Cost you nothing it can mean a lot for my channel and the growth also Just tell people about the channel if you enjoy it. 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